[Adopted 5-16-2005 by L.L. No. 2-2005]
[Amended 10-20-2008 by L.L. No. 7-2008]
A. 
Consistent with Chapter 102, Junkyards, no person, firm or corporation shall operate, establish or maintain a junkyard within the Town of Queensbury without a proper license to do so.
B. 
No person, firm or corporation shall store or deposit two or more unregistered, old or secondhand motor vehicles, no longer in condition for legal use on the public highways, on any property within the Town unless the person owning or controlling the land is licensed to operate a junkyard.
C. 
No person, firm or corporation shall store or deposit motor vehicle parts, scrap or salvage, machinery, scrap metals, wastepaper, rags, used or salvaged building materials or other discarded materials or household waste on any property within the Town unless the person owning or controlling the land is licensed to operate a junkyard.
D. 
No person, firm or corporation shall leave, dump or deposit any motor vehicle parts, scrap or salvage, machinery, scrap metals, wastepaper, rags, used or salvaged building materials or other discarded materials or household waste upon any property owned or controlled by another person, firm or corporation without the property owners consent or permission.
E. 
Garbage and waste (located outside of the residence) may be temporarily stored only in water-tight metal or plastic containers with tight-fitting covers sufficient to keep out water and prevent disturbance by animals. Wooden containers are not acceptable for this purpose because they are susceptible to vermin and water damage.
A. 
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, or fail to comply therewith, or with any of the provisions thereof, or any landowner who shall allow such violation, shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $950 for the first offense; and by a fine of not more than $950 or by imprisonment for not more than one year for a second offense. The imposition of such penalty shall not be held to prohibit the enforced removal of prohibited conditions by any appropriate remedy, including immediate application for an injunction. Each day that the violation is carried on or continues shall constitute a separate violation.
B. 
A civil action or proceeding in the name of the Town of Queensbury, New York, may be commenced in any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain by injunction the violation of this article. Such remedy shall be in addition to penalties otherwise prescribed by law and may be commenced by the Director of Building and Code Enforcement, and/or his/her authorized assistants or deputies with the consent of a majority of the Town Board.